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because she played what was essentially a political role at the height of a contentious presidential election. so there you have it. >> dana, real quickly here, what does she want to know from ambassador rice? is there something specific that she didn't get, part of an explanation that she needs to know he in order to resolve this? >> reporter: well, she has lots of questions but she did introduce a new wrinkle into the whole question about susan rice's qualifications or experience, probably the better way to put it, and that wrinkle is that back in 1998, the bombings of the u.s. embassies across africa, susan rice at the time was assistant secretary of state for africa. so what senator collins said she was asking was whether or not she was part of the team that denied those embassies who apparently were begging at the time for more security, deny them more security. what senator collins said is that ambassador rice said she would have to refresh her memory, it was a lot of years ago, her role in that process. that's a new wrinkle here. we've heard a lot about benghazi and the current history
because she played what was essentially a political role at the height of a contentious presidential election. so there you have it. >> dana, real quickly here, what does she want to know from ambassador rice? is there something specific that she didn't get, part of an explanation that she needs to know he in order to resolve this? >> reporter: well, she has lots of questions but she did introduce a new wrinkle into the whole question about susan rice's qualifications or experience,...
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remember back on election night the president talked about looking forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about ways to move the country forward. this after a very tough campaign where either during the debates or out there on the campaign trail each of the candidates have had very strong words about each other's vision for the country. the president was asked about when he would be meeting with mitt romney during his news conference following the election. he said that he looked forward to sitting down and meeting with him, said there are some good ideas, some things of his record that he would like to talk to him about. when he was pressed on that the president said that he thought that mitt romney did a good job in turning the olympics around and he thought that could apply to the federal government to make it more efficient, to make it more customer friendly. people friendly. and so we expect that some of that will be part of the discussions when the president sits down with mitt romney here at the white house tomorrow. i think the timing of this is also quite interesti
remember back on election night the president talked about looking forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about ways to move the country forward. this after a very tough campaign where either during the debates or out there on the campaign trail each of the candidates have had very strong words about each other's vision for the country. the president was asked about when he would be meeting with mitt romney during his news conference following the election. he said that he looked...
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it was telling its members all during this year leading up to the election that president obama, if re-elected, would not only take away your gun freedom but all our freedoms, and if that isn't fear-mongering, i don't know what is. >> it's interesting that the gun -- anti-gun lobbying group, the brady campaign, gave the president an f on gun control policy during his first term. how do you explain that, that the president doesn't really seem to be winning from either group on either side? >> no. he has never done anything to advance gun control. as i said, he signed two measures that make it easier to take guns into certain places, and he has never done anything or said anything really to indicate that he has firm plans to impose strict gun controls on the country. i don't believe that he thinks the issue is worth fighting because so many people feel so strongly on the other side. liberals have traditionally, and i think obama has done in his first term given up arguing for strict gun control. i argue that strict gun control alone is not going to solve the undeniable problem with gun violence
it was telling its members all during this year leading up to the election that president obama, if re-elected, would not only take away your gun freedom but all our freedoms, and if that isn't fear-mongering, i don't know what is. >> it's interesting that the gun -- anti-gun lobbying group, the brady campaign, gave the president an f on gun control policy during his first term. how do you explain that, that the president doesn't really seem to be winning from either group on either side?...
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he won re-election two weeks ago by an overwhelming margin. there are people in the state of illinois that is upset because it's going to cost taxpayers millions of dollars to put up these special elections. people are thinking why didn't you quit earlier. >>> thanksgiving will not be the same for many along the east coast. superstorm sandy destroyed their homes. a large group of volunteers with big hearts are turning out to lend a helping hand. >> i'm sergeant joaleen taylor here in afghanistan. i'm like to say happy thanksgiving to my family. of our world challenge with the cadillac ats. this is actually starting to feel real now. [ ross ] this is the perfect place to test the ats's advanced aerodynamics. [ derek ] we've got crosswinds, tailwinds, headwinds. aerodynamics is all about keeping the car planted on the road. you are going to get hit by stuff, so don't freak out. [ screaming with excitement ] and move out now. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cadillac ats. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cadillac ats. try running four.ning a
he won re-election two weeks ago by an overwhelming margin. there are people in the state of illinois that is upset because it's going to cost taxpayers millions of dollars to put up these special elections. people are thinking why didn't you quit earlier. >>> thanksgiving will not be the same for many along the east coast. superstorm sandy destroyed their homes. a large group of volunteers with big hearts are turning out to lend a helping hand. >> i'm sergeant joaleen taylor...
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seek re-election. and we're wanting to get that going today. so i instructed my campaign treasurer to file papers with the election law enforcement commission to seek re-election. and so -- >> there you have it. christie has been extremely hands on in dealing with the storm damage. that has helped fuel a huge spike in his approval ratings which now hover around 80%. >>> in dewitt county, illinois, reluctantly agreed to a coin flip 14 days after their election ended in a tie. incumbent ferguson called tails. decisive coin flip was more like gambling than democracy, he says. >>> crane on fire starts to collapse with hundreds of people standing below in australia. now we're learning about a connection between that crane and another crane that buckled in new york after superstorm sandy. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin
seek re-election. and we're wanting to get that going today. so i instructed my campaign treasurer to file papers with the election law enforcement commission to seek re-election. and so -- >> there you have it. christie has been extremely hands on in dealing with the storm damage. that has helped fuel a huge spike in his approval ratings which now hover around 80%. >>> in dewitt county, illinois, reluctantly agreed to a coin flip 14 days after their election ended in a tie....
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that's just weeks after re-election back in 1996. why do i show you all of these? because it all brings me to a very special party of two having lunch next hour at the white house. president obama, as promised, in his victory speech 23 days ago, is hosting mitt romney, who has made no secret that he really thought that it would be the other way around. and our dan lothian is counting down the minutes, standing by at the white house, even though, dan, you are not invited to the luncheon, nor am i or anyone else at the camera, a mic or even a pen. why is it so private? >> reporter: that's right. oftentimes, the president will have meetings here at the white house, lunches or official meetings, where the president is not invited in. our cameras are not allowed in. sometimes our cameras are allowed in but no editorial presence. this one of those where no cameras allowed in, we're hopeful the white house will take a pick pur and release it to us, but at this point no plans for us to sort of get a peek inside that room and listen in on that conversation. although we hope
that's just weeks after re-election back in 1996. why do i show you all of these? because it all brings me to a very special party of two having lunch next hour at the white house. president obama, as promised, in his victory speech 23 days ago, is hosting mitt romney, who has made no secret that he really thought that it would be the other way around. and our dan lothian is counting down the minutes, standing by at the white house, even though, dan, you are not invited to the luncheon, nor am...
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he was elected in 2005 in free democratic elections. stoo hamas is running gaza. let's be real about that. >> what i'm trying to tell you -- nobody can deny that we have political differences with hamas. our top priority right now and it has been for the last few days is to secure the safety, the well being, to stop the bloodshed in the gaza strip, and we hope that, you know, the efforts that have been made in the last few months will continue between all the palestinian fabbings to put an end -- >> it's good to hope for that, but what is the reality that it might happen, or a chance that it might happen. just on the surface it seems that politically at least coming out of this, home whys has gained and the palestinian authority has not. >> i wouldn't look at it this way. i have been hearing this by different commentators. hamas is willing -- i wouldn't really look at it this way. after all, the palestinians of the gaza strip, the palestinians of the west bank, the palestinians in the -- they are all one people. they all say one objective. it helps the israeli mil
he was elected in 2005 in free democratic elections. stoo hamas is running gaza. let's be real about that. >> what i'm trying to tell you -- nobody can deny that we have political differences with hamas. our top priority right now and it has been for the last few days is to secure the safety, the well being, to stop the bloodshed in the gaza strip, and we hope that, you know, the efforts that have been made in the last few months will continue between all the palestinian fabbings to put...
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up the political conversation today, but if you think talking about the latest election tomorrow, if you're thinking about you can thatting about it tomorrow during the feast, you might want to think again. why one psychologist says that could be a recipe for disaster. we'll be right back. >>> the holidays start out with such high hopes, families coming together eating lots of delicious food, but for some all that family time can lead to fights, big ones. and the tensions around your holiday table may be even stronger. joining me is jeff gardier. >> some americans are still very upset about the outcome of the election, but you have some advice, so let's go through it. first, you say set ground rules at the dinner table. what do you mean by that? >> letting your guests know before they even get to your home, of course you welcome political discussion, that's really what family dinners, thanksgiving dinners seem to be about because of the the reply quag upheaval, but by setting the ground rules, you're letting people know right away what is expected of them and what it is they can and
up the political conversation today, but if you think talking about the latest election tomorrow, if you're thinking about you can thatting about it tomorrow during the feast, you might want to think again. why one psychologist says that could be a recipe for disaster. we'll be right back. >>> the holidays start out with such high hopes, families coming together eating lots of delicious food, but for some all that family time can lead to fights, big ones. and the tensions around your...
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but what do they both mention on election night? we both love america and want the best for america. so that's where the commonality here is in a democracy. and i didn't mean to suggest that it was -- i mean, i think that it's important for democracy to see this picture. but where can they meet? i mean, the president talking about does he have any ideas for the middle class? >> i think probably he heard most of them while on the campaign trail and the president rejected all of them so i'm not sure you will see a lot of brainstorming come out of this. we have seen some democrats say they sort of liked mitt romney's idea about having a cap on deductions for the wealthy. that maybe there was something to that. i mean, so maybe there's some specifics but i just think that was about the feel of it. i think this was about, you know, kind of putting that period on democracy which is sort of ending with a swearing-in ceremony in january and i don't think we should expect much more and i think it's plenty. >> well said. candy crowley, as alw
but what do they both mention on election night? we both love america and want the best for america. so that's where the commonality here is in a democracy. and i didn't mean to suggest that it was -- i mean, i think that it's important for democracy to see this picture. but where can they meet? i mean, the president talking about does he have any ideas for the middle class? >> i think probably he heard most of them while on the campaign trail and the president rejected all of them so i'm...
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we congratulate him on his re-election. what we don't know is whether he has the leadership qualities necessary to lead his party to a bipartisan agreement on big issues like we currently face. >> reporter: what you're seeing here is a slightly different strategy than we've seen in the past. that's the president focusing more on stakeholders, making his case to the public. bringing business leaders here to the white house, going on the road. and spending less time with lawmakers at least up to this point. >> sounds like a pressure tactic rather than perhaps a negotiation tactic. we'll keep on it, and let us know who else goes through those doors. dan lothian, thank you very much. you know, as we watch this story playing out, each side wants the other to give in. or at least give a little more in the fiscal tug-of-war. in a little less than a couple of minutes now, we'll see what the republicans want from the democrats. and what they might offer to get what they want. n't just listen . listen to these happy progressive custo
we congratulate him on his re-election. what we don't know is whether he has the leadership qualities necessary to lead his party to a bipartisan agreement on big issues like we currently face. >> reporter: what you're seeing here is a slightly different strategy than we've seen in the past. that's the president focusing more on stakeholders, making his case to the public. bringing business leaders here to the white house, going on the road. and spending less time with lawmakers at least...
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i made tennesseeans aware i was just elected. the only thing i'm honoring is the oath that i take when i serve, when i'm sworn in this january. >> over the past few days, three other lawmakers on capitol hill, senator saxby chant list, king, and lindsey graham have made similar statements. the anti tax pledge is the brain child of grover norquist, long-time power broker. >>> supreme court justices are expected to meet in closed-door session friday to look over same-sex marriage petitions. the high court could decide to take up one of five challenges to the defense of marriage act or california's proposition 8 case. >>> kids love those bounce houses, but parents will not love these latest figures from the journal of pediatrics. a study found injuries from the inflatable bouncers spiked more than 15 times over a 15-year period. about a quarter of those injuries were broken bones. researchers don't know for sure why these injuries have gone up so much. >>> the rolling stones are back. did they ever leave? anyway, the rolling stones
i made tennesseeans aware i was just elected. the only thing i'm honoring is the oath that i take when i serve, when i'm sworn in this january. >> over the past few days, three other lawmakers on capitol hill, senator saxby chant list, king, and lindsey graham have made similar statements. the anti tax pledge is the brain child of grover norquist, long-time power broker. >>> supreme court justices are expected to meet in closed-door session friday to look over same-sex marriage...
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you have democrat harry reid saying the president won the election. and it is time for republicans to fall in line. meantime, republican mitch mcconnell not impressed with the president's plans to go back on the road. take a listen. >> look, we already know the president is a very good campaigner, congratulate him on his re-election. what we don't know is whether he has the leadership qualities necessary to lead it a bipartisan agreement on big issues, like we currently face. >> last year of his campaign, every place he went, that's what he talked about. americans, when they voted, raised their voices and supported our pledge. congress must act in accordance with the will of the american people. >> let's kick this conversation off in washington. republican rand paul of kentucky is joining me, kentucky's junior senator, elected in 2010. you probably know this, it bears repeating here, you're opposed to raising any taxes, anyone's taxes, even some in his party are flirting with compromise on that issue. senator paul, welcome. thank you for joining me. >
you have democrat harry reid saying the president won the election. and it is time for republicans to fall in line. meantime, republican mitch mcconnell not impressed with the president's plans to go back on the road. take a listen. >> look, we already know the president is a very good campaigner, congratulate him on his re-election. what we don't know is whether he has the leadership qualities necessary to lead it a bipartisan agreement on big issues, like we currently face. >>...
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. >>> the white house election shows where the people stand on the economy, the fiscal cliff. but today we have some very specific answers to very interesting questions. cnn's political editor paul steinhauser joins me live. first of all, paul, are people paying attention to the fiscal cliff? >> it seems they are. look at this, a cnn national poll out this morning. and we asked, what will the effect be on the country if it goes over the fiscal cliff? nearly 7 in 10 say major problems for the country, maybe even a crisis, with only about 3 in 10 saying minor and no problems. and john, personally, three quarters tell us they think their pocket books will be affected if the country falls off the fiscal cliff. >> we've heard both sides fighting. what do americans say they want to see in the deal? >> they want compromise, and what do they specifically want? look at these numbers. two-thirds say they want spending cuts, and some tax increases combined. only about 3 in 10 say just spending cuts. and john, it's interesting. when we asked just republicans that same question, slight maj
. >>> the white house election shows where the people stand on the economy, the fiscal cliff. but today we have some very specific answers to very interesting questions. cnn's political editor paul steinhauser joins me live. first of all, paul, are people paying attention to the fiscal cliff? >> it seems they are. look at this, a cnn national poll out this morning. and we asked, what will the effect be on the country if it goes over the fiscal cliff? nearly 7 in 10 say major...
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remember this moment, president elect obama and john mccain just a couple weeks after the '08 election?
remember this moment, president elect obama and john mccain just a couple weeks after the '08 election?
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the american voters did on election day is to re-elect the president and to elect more democrats to the senate and more democrats to the house and they said, protect medicare, they said protect our middle class tax cuts, and make sure that we do some deficit reduction. and work it out. that's what they told us to do. so -- >> at the same time, let me jump in, at the same time you have house speaker john boehner, you have the senate republican leader here mitch mcconnell accusing the president of holding up the talks or talking about the president's strategy. mcconnell criticizing president obama for taking his case straight to the public. let's listen, first mitch mcconnell. >> the election is over. he won. congratulations. we got a hard deadline here, however, and it is still -- he's still out on the campaign trail, kind of celebrating. >> going over the fiscal cliff will hurt our economy and hurt job creation in our country. this is not good for our country. as simple as that and the president understands it. >> they're saying president needs to get in there, needs to negotiate with d
the american voters did on election day is to re-elect the president and to elect more democrats to the senate and more democrats to the house and they said, protect medicare, they said protect our middle class tax cuts, and make sure that we do some deficit reduction. and work it out. that's what they told us to do. so -- >> at the same time, let me jump in, at the same time you have house speaker john boehner, you have the senate republican leader here mitch mcconnell accusing the...
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on the other hand, though, it looked as though in the upcoming election that is are going to happen on january 22nd that he probably would not get back into israel's parliament because the faxz that he leads in parliament is simply so small and doing so badly that they probably wouldn't get in, so it seemed as though the chances of him remaining defense minister were very, very slim. now he is seeming to take the high road out of office. >> fred, some people are definitely reading more into this. hannan is a member of the palestinian liberation organization's executive committee, and here's what she said. she said she hopes this signals recognition of the futility of the military approach and the adoption of violence as means of dealing with the palestinians. do you think, in fact, that by him leaving this is a message that perhaps that is true, that that is not the way to go? >> absolutely not. i mean, one of the things that is definitely true about ehud barack is that he looks obviously very fondly back upon his own military career. he was, of course, a part of the special forces uni
on the other hand, though, it looked as though in the upcoming election that is are going to happen on january 22nd that he probably would not get back into israel's parliament because the faxz that he leads in parliament is simply so small and doing so badly that they probably wouldn't get in, so it seemed as though the chances of him remaining defense minister were very, very slim. now he is seeming to take the high road out of office. >> fred, some people are definitely reading more...